Valero officials report power outage, flaring at east plant

Valero refinery officials report that its east plant on Cantwell Lane lost power about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday after a transformer malfunction.

Flaring will be seen for the next few hours at the plant as staff work to restore power and monitor for air emissions. A company spokeswoman said there is no danger to the public. Flaring is an automatic precaution to burn off emissions when power is lost, the spokeswoman said.